Who's been covid vaxxed? Stand up and be counted.

[Neonmoon 38127]

KR is packed this morning. Hundreds

of cars already 

[Brisketexan 104612]

9 hours ago, TTU13 said:

Nope. We were going to wait until Abbott said fuck it. So my wife and I found some “technicalities” to sign up.

I'd guess that better than 75% of the folks I know over 50 have one of the "comorbidities" that makes you 1B eligible -- weight, blood pressure, etc.  Once you get up in age at all, your chances of being 1B are pretty good.  I know other folks who got it when there were leftover shots that might have been wasted.  Between those two groups, you've got a lot of folks who aren't over 65 who can get a shot.

And yes, Abbott's free-for-all is creating even more impetus for anyone who has even an argument at being 1B to get a shot.

[Hanrahan 1306]

I'd guess that better than 75% of the folks I know over 50 have one of the "comorbidities" that makes you 1B eligible -- weight, blood pressure, etc.  Once you get up in age at all, your chances of being 1B are pretty good.  I know other folks who got it when there were leftover shots that might have been wasted.  Between those two groups, you've got a lot of folks who aren't over 65 who can get a shot.
And yes, Abbott's free-for-all is creating even more impetus for anyone who has even an argument at being 1B to get a shot.

I guess I got in on “leftover” shots. Houston Health opened injections to anyone on 2/9. Registration opened in the morning and was for injections that day only. I suppose they either had to get those injections done that day or had a surplus, infrastructure and manpower to vaccinate a bunch of folks and weren’t willing to waste it when folks could be getting vaccinated right then. The facility was massive and set up to vaccinate thousands but there was virtually no one there. For both appointments, time to entering the parking lot (never got out of the car) to injection was 2-5 minutes.

[yoladu 4067]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I'd guess that better than 75% of the folks I know over 50 have one of the "comorbidities" that makes you 1B eligible -- weight, blood pressure, etc.  Once you get up in age at all, your chances of being 1B are pretty good.  I know other folks who got it when there were leftover shots that might have been wasted.  Between those two groups, you've got a lot of folks who aren't over 65 who can get a shot.

And yes, Abbott's free-for-all is creating even more impetus for anyone who has even an argument at being 1B to get a shot.

indeed. I am 52 and i checked "high blood pressure" and entered my BMI and APH qualified me for the vaccine. After that it was just a matter of tenacity and repetition in trying to secure an appointment time - ie: refresh, refresh, refresh.

once you get the first dose, APH will automatically schedule you for the second. Didn't have to do a thing, they alerted me to my 2nd dose appt. 48 hours in advance. That was surprising well organized!

[Pescado_Rojo 19331]

21 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I'd guess that better than 75% of the folks I know over 50 have one of the "comorbidities" that makes you 1B eligible -- weight, blood pressure, etc.  Once you get up in age at all, your chances of being 1B are pretty good.  I know other folks who got it when there were leftover shots that might have been wasted.  Between those two groups, you've got a lot of folks who aren't over 65 who can get a shot.

And yes, Abbott's free-for-all is creating even more impetus for anyone who has even an argument at being 1B to get a shot.

This. I'm 51, and don't have anything that puts me solidly in group 1b, but I'm close in a lot of areas. Highish blood sugar, highish BMI, highish cholesterol, family history of heart disease, etc. Once Abbott turned Texas into Thunderdome, I got serious about getting it done. 

I found an appointment at a Walmart in Brady in about 10 minutes of searching. Go to the Walmart vaccine site, allow Walmart to use your location, go to settings and change distance to 100 miles. If you live in a large metro, it will pull up a lot of locations...they will all be booked but check anyway, you might get lucky. If you don't, find a smallish town an hour or so away and put their zip code and set distance to 100 miles. I live in Georgetown and used Llano as my second search and got a hit in Brady. They actually had 3-4 openings when I booked mine. 

 

[South Austin 52144]

51 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

KR is packed this morning. Hundreds

of cars already 

I read this in Christopher Walken's voice.

[Beau Vine 54001]

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

You're gonna make that same stupid joke every time that comes up?

What, are you my wife?

[Hate 20103]

This. I'm 51, and don't have anything that puts me solidly in group 1b, but I'm close in a lot of areas. Highish blood sugar, highish BMI, highish cholesterol, family history of heart disease, etc. Once Abbott turned Texas into Thunderdome, I got serious about getting it done. 
I found an appointment at a Walmart in Brady in about 10 minutes of searching. Go to the Walmart vaccine site, allow Walmart to use your location, go to settings and change distance to 100 miles. If you live in a large metro, it will pull up a lot of locations...they will all be booked but check anyway, you might get lucky. If you don't, find a smallish town an hour or so away and put their zip code and set distance to 100 miles. I live in Georgetown and used Llano as my second search and got a hit in Brady. They actually had 3-4 openings when I booked mine. 
 

This is exactly me...are you me? I get my shot tomorrow morning. Once the only protection for me being out in public was lifted, I said fuck it. I don’t feel bad for one second about getting my shot tomorrow. Everyone I know that wants to get the shot has either gotten it or is scheduled to. I don’t know a whole lot of people that are solidly in the 1A or 1B group, so nobody should feel guilty about getting the shot when they can.

[kevwun 15648]

Abbott said it's every man for himself last week, so there is no point in waiting.

[Sbbruin 21734]

3 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Abbott said it's every man for himself last week, so there is no point in waiting.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

11 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Abbott said it's every man for himself last week, so there is no point in waiting.

I hope we can somehow survive Abbott's order. It's literally Armageddon in Texas.

[RPM 26228]

Just got my 1st round of Pfizer. It was kind of a clusterfuck at CVS. Their computer mixed me up with another guy that has the same name. After about 15 minutes of fail a different person decided to try and got it fixed in about 2 minutes.

[Pescado_Rojo 19331]

29 minutes ago, Hate said:

This is exactly me...are you me? I get my shot tomorrow morning. Once the only protection for me being out in public was lifted, I said fuck it. I don’t feel bad for one second about getting my shot tomorrow. Everyone I know that wants to get the shot has either gotten it or is scheduled to. I don’t know a whole lot of people that are solidly in the 1A or 1B group, so nobody should feel guilty about getting the shot when they can.

This. If you "can't" get a shot, you just haven't gotten serious about trying. I spent maybe 45 minutes combined on the CVS, HEB, and Walmart websites and got an appointment. I'm also willing to drive 4 hrs round trip to get it done, which helps. 

[kevwun 15648]

Yeah, if you have a free day and are willing to drive 2 or 3 hours, you can get a shot fairly easily.  You can spend 30 minutes on the HEB site and find a shot somewhere the same day.

[jimmyjazz 45558]

I don't have one of the listed comorbidities for 1B, but Texas Department of HHS guidelines specifically state " . . . but not limited to:".   My lung doc said with my asthma I should get it, so I signed up as 1B.  No questions were asked.

And, fuck Greg Abbott.

[Neonmoon 38127]

Just got my second Moderna at Kelly Reeves. That places is very well run for that many people. 

[Bruno Sardine 147]

More than 24 hours since first Moderna dose. No side effects other than an extremely mild headache yesterday evening. Feel fine today. 

[Armybrat 40740]

2 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

KR is packed this morning. Hundreds

of cars already 

WTF? My appointment was at 11.:50, but it looks like we will be here for hours.

Wish I had read your post earlier.... took us 30 minutes just to get inside the parking lot, and there are at least 20 lines of us cars parked in the east lot waiting to roll in to the checkin lines.

 

[Izhmash 558]

@Armybrat Stand up and wave! I am about 6 lanes from the stadium...waiting patiently. Much more of a cluster than my first shot.

[Armybrat 40740]

8 minutes ago, Izhmash said:

@Armybrat Stand up and wave! I am about 6 lanes from the stadium...waiting patiently. Much more of a cluster than my first shot.

We are about 6 lanes from the v1 lamppost 

a couple of gottdam idiots are stilling running their engines

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[Neonmoon 38127]

Ha, I thought I saw @Armybrat behind me when I was in line, he made his wife get out and switch seats with him, but apparently it wasn't him. Damn. 

Don't worry, the lines move faster than you think. About an hour. 

[Izhmash 558]

9 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

We are about 6 lanes from the v1 lamppost 

Nearly broke my neck looking for V1, lol. Line 1 closest to the stadium just started moving!!!

[Armybrat 40740]

Glad We peed before we drove over here.

Too bad we aren’t in a van, or else we could pass the time rubbing the bacon.

[Jerry Callo 8665]

When she received her first dose in Sun City, the morning had been busy, but the afternoon was no line, no waiting.  Supposed to take mom over the Reeves this afternoon between 2:00 and 8:00 for her second shot.  Was planning on going around 3:00, but I'm thinking of heading over earlier.  

 

[Armybrat 40740]

2 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

When she received her first dose in Sun City, the morning had been busy, but the afternoon was no line, no waiting.  Supposed to take mom over the Reeves this afternoon between 2:00 and 8:00 for her second shot.  Was planning on going around 3:00, but I'm thinking of heading over earlier.  

 

We have been here an hour and it looks like we might get up to the checkin by 3. You might reconsider.

[Jerry Callo 8665]

1 minute ago, Armybrat said:

We have been here an hour and it looks like we might get up to the checkin by 3. You might reconsider.

Are they only allowing entry into Reeves from the north?

[Gatorubet 30104]

WTF? My appointment was at 11.:50, but it looks like we will be here for hours.
Wish I had read your post earlier.... took us 30 minutes just to get inside the parking lot, and there are at least 20 lines of us cars parked in the east lot waiting to roll in to the checkin lines.
 

Brat - is this the J&J one shot?

[Gatorubet 30104]

Also, got 2nd Moderna 30 min ago.

[Armybrat 40740]

8 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Are they only allowing entry into Reeves from the north?

When we came in from the north (our line started around the corner on the west side of avery Ranch) We saw about a dozen cars come up Parmer from the south and were able to left turn in across Parmer right at the front entrance. We had already been in the line from the north for at least 15 minutes.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[Armybrat 40740]

2 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

Brat - is this the J&J one shot?

No. Moderna.

[Jerry Callo 8665]

We'd be coming from the south, so I guess we'll try that first.  Thanks.

[Armybrat 40740]

If you're gonna cut in front of me I shall shoot you.

j/k

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[Jerry Callo 8665]

12 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

If you're gonna cut in front of me I shall shoot you.

j/k

I think you'll be shot and out of there before we get there - hoping so at least.

I'm going to do a drive by on the way to pick her up in order to scope it out.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Jerry Callo

[Armybrat 40740]

The cars two lines over are finally moving to the checkin line.

the idiot in front of us has been running her rumbling engine nonstop for over an hour.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[CrownKing 55]

 

 

looks like they double booked KR today  

[The Dog 43804]

When wife and I went to KR on Monday it took about an hour total from first turning in until turning out. It moves quickly but they are administering a LOT of shots and if someone is getting their first dose they have to confirm they have pre-registered. If you don't pre-register it adds another 30 minutes to your stay. 

[Homercles 10205]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

WTF? My appointment was at 11.:50, but it looks like we will be here for hours.

Wish I had read your post earlier.... took us 30 minutes just to get inside the parking lot, and there are at least 20 lines of us cars parked in the east lot waiting to roll in to the checkin lines.

 

And here I thought you’d be rolling in this

[Jerry Callo 8665]

 
 
looks like they double booked KR today  

Wilco and FHS are tripping over each other to come up with new ways to fuck this up.

I called FHS and told them about an email I received two days ago and a conflicting Twitter post I saw this morning - both saying to show up during an afternoon window to get shots. The guy I talked to said that was wrong and you had to have an appointment - it must have been false information spread on social media. Both the email and the Twitter post were from FHS.

Now we have an appointment for 4:00. I'm going to pick her up now, though.

Line was still wrapped around Avery Ranch Blvd with assholes trying to cut in along the way. Two shorter lines coming from the south, but no traffic control to get across.

[Armybrat 40740]

Correct, Jerry.

Be sure mom/grandma goes to the bathroom before you leave.... and take a snack. There are some portapotties by the stadium.

We rolled out of KR at 2:11.

once we left the holding area parking lot to snake around to the checkin, the line moved steadily.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[KingBobo81 526]

Drove to Gatesville today for my first dose appointment. No line...I was in and out in about 20 minutes (including the mandatory 15 min. waiting period). Like many others here have also echoed, I also was going to wait until Gov. Abbott decided to say fuck you to everybody.

[Bernard 879]

Just got my 2nd dose today at HEB in Seguin (160 miles from home). 

Bernard

[Jerry Callo 8665]

We are about 6 lanes from the v1 lamppost 
a couple of gottdam idiots are stilling running their engines
 

I'm about where you were 3 hours ago.

[ChiTownDoc 21101]

So fucking sick of Covid I stopped posting in all these but I figured I'd stop by to pump some sunshine.  Nursing homes who have pretty much all been vaccinated are seeing pretty much ZERO breakouts.  Amazing stuff.  Just hope the majority of the public feels safe enough to get jabbed.  Traffic is back in Chicago and it feels fucking great - shit you never thought you'd say.  

[Jerry Callo 8665]

They started turning people away from Reeves at 3:30.

[Armybrat 40740]

47 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I'm about where you were 3 hours ago.

There are at least 8 or 10 lines on the other side of the V1 light pole. But once you get rolling it only takes a total of about 45 minutes to get to the checkin, get jabbed, and do the 15 minute wait before leaving.

We spent about an hour and a half sitting in the parking lot holding area before our line started moving around to the checkin lines.

Tip: After the injection and the volunteer directs you to a line for the 15 minute wait, you can actually cut over to a shorter one.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Armybrat

[jimmyjazz 45558]

4 hours ago, Bruno Sardine said:

More than 24 hours since first Moderna dose. No side effects other than an extremely mild headache yesterday evening. Feel fine today. 

I think I might have had a side effect this morning, some 44 hours in.  I was slightly chilled and nauseous.  Went back to bed for an hour and all was well.  If that was a side effect, sign me up for more.  It was probably unrelated.

[jimmyjazz 45558]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

There are some portapotties by the stadium.

Nothing screams "great idea" in a pandemic like "portapotty".

[TwiceHorn 31275]

5 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I don't have one of the listed comorbidities for 1B, but Texas Department of HHS guidelines specifically state " . . . but not limited to:".   My lung doc said with my asthma I should get it, so I signed up as 1B.  No questions were asked.

And, fuck Greg Abbott.

A month or two ago, when I signed inlaws, myself and wife up, "asthma" was on the list that included COPD.  I noticed in the latest signups, the 1B description said only COPD.  Until I broke the frame on my mountain bike in July, and before the holidays, I was well under BMI 30, now I'm probably pushing it.  I'm close to having to take BP meds (I creep into the 130s at times, maybe whitecoat).  Probably a little closer with the BMI thing.

[Armybrat 40740]

Just heard from my son who happened to be driving by Kelly Reeves and says there was a 4 car wreck outside the stadium on Parmer.

[kevwun 15648]

Louisiana has smokers or former smokers eligible for the vaccine now.  In other words, they have opened it to everyone.

Edited March 10, 2021 by kevwun